Supporters of the Synergy for Action in Mali, an opposition coalition to the transitional government have criticized as a violation of human rights and freedom of expression the arrest of the former coordinator of Imam Mahmoud Dicko’s CMAS Youssouf Daba Diawara.
He was arrested last Friday by armed forces upon returning from a ceremony honoring victims of protests that led to the ousting of former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.
The supporters of the Synergy for Action in Mali are demanding his immediate release ahead of his scheduled court appearance on Monday.
Oge Obierika has the details…